I recently wrote an op-ed for the US Daily Review, an outlet with more than half a million unique hits a month. I addressed the myth that all conservatives support the death penalty, and how it is patently false. I also described how the national dialogue regarding capital punishment is now changing and how we are now a part of the growing national conservative movement. I said,
For years I believed in the myth that all conservatives support the death penalty, but like many myths, it’s a work of fiction. As a southern conservative, I initially bought into this falsehood, but as I learned more about the systemic and chronic problems associated with the current system of capital punishment, my views gradually shifted. But I am not the only conservative who is rethinking the death penalty. Numerous national conservative icons are leading the fight against the death penalty and working with my group, Conservatives Concerned about the Death Penalty (CCATDP).
I went on to say,
Today’s death penalty process is a failure that has become nearly indefensible.
Questioning a system marked by inefficiency, inequity, and inaccuracy.
Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty is a network of political and social conservatives who question the alignment of capital punishment with conservative principles and values.
We are a project of Equal Justice USA, a national organization working to end the death penalty in the United States.
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